2017-18 Swimming & Diving News

Five students from the Bates swimming and diving teams were honored with 2018 Scholar All-America awards from the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) on Wednesday, with the women's squad receiving Team Scholar All-America recognition as well.

Bates College achieved the third-best finish in school history in the final Learfield Directors' Cup Division III standings for 2017–18, announced Thursday by the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

On this week's episode, we celebrate the outstanding performances turned in by Bobcat swimmers at the NCAA Championships. The women finished 12th and the men finished a program record 14th in the nation. Plus, we preview the rowing season and the Bates men's lacrosse team cracked SportsCenters' Top 10....at No. 1. All that and more on the Bates Bobcast!

The Bates men's and women's swim teams both made program history on the final day of the NCAA Division III Championships Saturday, with the best national finish ever for the men's team and a program-record sixth-place finish in the women's 400-yard freestyle relay.

The Bates men's swim team scored NCAA Championship points in a freestyle relay for the first time in program history on Friday, placing 14th in the 800 free relay, while the Bates women's team placed 11th in the 800 free relay.

The Bates men's and women's swim teams enjoyed a second impressive day of racing Thursday at the NCAA Division III championships, with three Honorable Mention All-America relay performances in one day and an 11th-place finish for first-year Caroline Apathy in the 100-yard butterfly.

Bates placed 10th in the women's 200-yard medley relay and 12th in the men's 200 medley relay, earning Honorable Mention All-America honors for the eight Bobcats involved on the first day of the NCAA Division III Swimming & Diving Championships Wednesday at the IUPUI Natatorium.

On this episode, we preview the NCAA Championships for the women's and men's swimming teams! 11 Bobcats will compete in Indianapolis this week. Plus, we talk to our Bobcats of the Week and relive an exciting pair of games for the men's lacrosse team.

Six women and a program-record five men from the Bates swimming and diving team have been selected to compete at the NCAA Division III Championships, coming up March 21-24 in at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis.

Our Bobcats of the Week have interesting stories to tell about overcoming adversity to help their teams succeed. Plus, we talk with two very talented doubles teams from the Bates tennis program. All that and more on this week's Bates Bobcast!

Seniors Teddy Pender and Riley Ewing both notched top-three performances to win All-NESCAC honors in the 50-yard butterfly and 50-yard backstroke, respectively, highlighting the first day of the NESCAC Men's Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday.

Bates College finished the 2018 NESCAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships on a strong note, placing third in the 400-yard freestyle relay for its third all-conference relay performance of the meet.

First-year Caroline Apathy broke the Bates women's swim team record and took second place in the 50-yard butterfly, highlighting the first day of the NESCAC Women's Swimming & Diving Championships Friday at Williams College.

In the final meet before the NESCAC Championships, the Bates men's and women's swimming and diving team competed in the uniquely formatted WPI Invitational Saturday against the host Engineers as well as Roger Williams University, Keene State and Wheaton (Mass.) College.

Janika Ho, Alex Bedard and Riley Ewing all won twice Friday night at Bowdoin in the rivals' annual dual meet. The team win was Bowdoin's first against Bates since 2014 on the men's side and since 2013 on the women's side.

The swimming teams remained undefeated with a sweep of Middlebury, the women's basketball team defeated the Panthers as well and the men's squash team pulled off a thrilling win over Williams. All that and more on this week's Bates Bobcast!

The Bates men's and women's teams both won the Maine State Collegiate Swimming & Diving Meet for the third time in as many years, grinding out an extensive schedule of races over the course of three sessions in a span of 24 hours.

The swim season officially begins this Saturday, with the Bobcats hosting both Trinity College and Wesleyan University, beginning the Bates men's and women's teams journeys back to the NCAA Championships in March.